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5. Cut the covering from the fuselage over the
slots for the stab and fin.
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6. Slide the stab into position. For now, center the
stab in the fuselage as best as you can by “eye.”
Stand approximately ten feet behind the model and
view the alignment of the stab and wing. If the stab is
not parallel with the wing, place a small weight on the
“high side” of the stab to bring it into alignment. If
weight is not enough, remove the stab from the fuselage
and lightly trim or sand the stab saddle as necessary
until you can get the stab to align with the wing.
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7. Now that the stab is level with the wing, center
the trailing edge of the stab in the fuselage by
measuring from both tips to the fuselage. Make sure
“X” = “X” on both sides of the stab as indicated in the
photo. Stick pins into the stab near the trailing edge
on both sides of the fuselage. This will keep the
trailing edge of the stab centered.
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8. Insert a pin through the top, center of the
fuselage over the firewall. Tie a loop in one end of a
36" [1m] piece of non-elastic string such as monofilament
or Kevlar line (K+SR4575). Slip the loop in the string over
the T-pin.
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9. Fold a piece of masking tape over the string
near the other end and draw an arrow on it. Slide the
tape along the string and align the arrow with one
end of the stab as shown in the photo. Swing the
string over to the other end of the stab and hold it in
the same position. Keeping the trailing edge of the
stab centered from side-to-side, move the stab tips
forward or back as necessary until the arrow aligns
with both ends of the stab.
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10. The same as was done for the wing, use a fine-
point felt-tip pen to mark the outline of the fuselage
all the way around both sides of the stab. Then, cut
and remove the covering from the center-section.
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11. Cut the covering from the wing saddle 1/16"
[1mm] from the fuselage sides.
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